More athletes and competing nations than ever before will attend this year’s Artistic Gymnastics World Championship which begin this weekend in Glasgow, with almost 600 athletes from 87 countries descending on the Scottish city for the 10-day event.
When Glasgow was announced as the host city in May 2011, EventScotland, the national events agency, predicted a direct economic impact of £5 million ($8.05 million) on Scotland’s economy as a result of hosting the event.